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Faculty & Staff

The Helms School of Government at Liberty University trains and equips students to become Christ-centered statesmen and stateswomen in the fields of criminal justice, government, political science, public policy and administration, the law, international relations, strategic intelligence, and national security.  The knowledge gained from our programs, integrated with Biblical wisdom, gives our students a sound historical, structural, and philosophical education in American government at all levels, firmly rooted in Judeo-Christian principles of governance, justice and liberty.

Our faculty in the Helms School of Government bring real-world experience and a keen understanding of the critical issues facing society into the classroom. In addition to our residential team, our programs include over two hundred adjunct faculty involved in distance education for online courses.

See all Program Directors listed by school and program name.

Contact School of Government faculty and staff by emailing government@liberty.edu

Dean


Dr. Joel Cox
Interim Dean
govtdean@liberty.edu

 
 
 

Associate Deans


Dr. Jason Ross

Associate Dean

 
 

Chairs


Dr. Kahlib Fischer

Department Chair for Government and
Professor of Government


Dr. Rebecca Munson
Department Chair for Government and Public Policy


Dr. Fred Newell
Department Chair for Public Safety and Administration


Amanda Trent
Department Chair for Criminal Justice and Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice

Dr. Joseph Wiegand
Department Chair

 
 
 

Faculty


Tony Cothron
Associate Professor of Government


Dr. Joel Cox
Interim Dean and Professor of Criminal Justice


Dr. Gai M. Ferdon

Professor of Government


Dr. Kahlib Fischer

Department Chair for Government and
Professor of Government


Dr. Thomas J. Metallo

Professor of Government


Dr. Mary Prentice

Associate Professor of Government


Lawrence Presley

Associate Professor of Criminal Justice


Dr. Ben Rathsam

Associate Professor of Government


Scott Roenicke
Associate Professor of Government


Scott Strobel
Associate Professor of Government


Amanda Trent
Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice and Department Chair for Criminal Justice


Edna Udobong

Professor of Government and Fulbright Program Advisor and Scholar Liaison


Aaron Van Allen
Associate Professor of Government


Wesley Vorberger
Associate Professor of Criminal Justice

 
 

Staff


Titus Pettman
Director of Operations

 
 
 


Sharene Duncombe
Faculty Support Coordinator


Gracelyn Hedrick
Faculty Support Coordinator


Jane Irwin
Director of Doctoral Programs

Ashton Hunter
Doctoral Student Support Coordinator

Chris Rhoades
Assistant Director of Operations


Lia Tsamoutalidis
Administrative Assistant

Andrew Wehberg
Faculty Support Coordinator

 

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